Effectual visible light photocatalytic reduction of para-nitro phenol using reduced graphene oxide and ZnO composite.

ABSTRACT: Removing wastewater pollutants using semiconducting-based heterogeneous photocatalysis is an advantageous technique because it provides strong redox power charge carriers under sunlight irradiation. In this study, we synthesized a composite of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO) called rGO@ZnO. We established the formation of type II heterojunction composites by employing various physicochemical characterization techniques. To evaluate the photocatalytic performance of the synthesized rGO@ZnO composite, we tested it for reducing a common wastewater pollutant, para-nitro phenol (PNP), to para-amino phenol (PAP) under both ultraviolet (UV) and visible light irradiances. The rGO_x@ZnO (x = 0.5-7 wt%) samples, comprising various weights of rGO, were investigate

SUBMITTER: Velusamy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261142 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature